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FFmpeg has always been a very experimental and developer-driven project. It
is a key component in many multimedia projects and has new features added
constantly.
Development branch snapshots work really well 99% of the
time so people are not afraid to use them.

Releases

Approximately every 3 months the FFmpeg project makes a new major release.
Between major releases point releases
will appear that add important bug fixes but no new features.
Note that these releases are intended for distributors and system integrators.
Users that wish to compile from source themselves are strongly encouraged to
consider using the development branch (see above), this is the only version on
which FFmpeg developers actively work. The release branches only cherry pick
selected changes from the development branch, which therefore receives much more
and much faster bug fixes such as additional features and security patches.

FFmpeg 3.2.2 "Hypatia"

3.2.2 was released on 2016-12-06. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release
from the 3.2.2 release branch, which was cut from master on 2016-10-26.

FFmpeg 2.8.10 "Feynman"

2.8.10 was released on 2016-12-06. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release
from the 2.8 release branch, which was cut from master on 2015-09-05.
Amongst lots of other changes, it includes all changes from
ffmpeg-mt, libav master of 2015-08-28, libav 11 as of 2015-08-28.

FFmpeg 2.7.7 "Nash"

2.7.7 was released on 2016-04-30. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release
from the 2.7.7 release branch, which was cut from master on 2015-06-09.
Amongst lots of other changes, it includes all changes from
ffmpeg-mt, libav master of 2015-06-10, libav 11 as of 2015-06-11.